mateology [m-a,t-e.^ol'-o,j-e] noun.
Useless conversation.
{From Greek}
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Former Key
- ^a mat/ -a pay/ b bin/ ch church/ d did/ ^e met/ -e be/ f fig/ g gap/ h hum/ ^i sit/ -i my/ j jam/ k kit / l lip/ m mat/ n no/ ng sing/ ^o lot/ -o no/ oy soy/ ou out/ o^o foot/ o-o loot/ p pan/ r rap/ s sap / sh ship/ t tap/ th thin/ ^th that/ ^u cut/ v vat/ w with/ y yes/ z zebra/ zj vision/ *e about, item / ' primary stress/ , secondary stress
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Pronunciation key:/p/ pen; /b/ but; /t/ two; /d/ do; /ch/ chair; /j/ joy; /k/ call; /g/ log; /f/ fin; /v/ vat; /ð/ that; /th/ thing; /s/ see; /z/ zoo; /sh/ she; /zh/ beige; /h/ ham; /m/ man; /n/ no; /ng/ ring; /l/ lip; /r/ run; /w/ we; /y/ yes; /ɑ/ father; /ēē/ see; /ĭ/ bit; /ĕ/ bed; /ur/ murk; /ă/ cat; /ŭ/ luck; /œ/ wood; /ū/ moon; /ā/ day; /ī/ light; /oy/ boy; /ō/ no; /ou/ out; /ɑr/ far; /ir/ ear; /ĕr/ there; /ə/ item
2 Comments:
Odd that this word starts with “mate.” Tells you what the Greeks thought of marriage. But there's no mateology in our family, son. Except for an occasional remark I post here.
Dude, this is axed, man. Mateology is the language of Australian surfers. You know, "G'day mate."
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